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Thomas Flannery

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Thomas Aquinas Flannery
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Years in office: 1985 - 2007

Years in office: 1971 - 1985
Personal
Birthplace
District of Columbia

Thomas Aquinas Flannery (1918-2007) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Flannery was nominated by President Richard Nixon on November 18, 1971, to a seat vacated by Leonard Walsh; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 1, 1971, and received commission on December 6. He assumed senior status on May 10, 1985, and served in that capacity until his death on September 20, 2007.[1]

Education

  • Catholic University of America School of Law, LL.B., 1940[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Washington, DC, 1940-1942
  • U.S. Army Air Corps, 1942-1945
  • Private practice, Washington, DC, 1945-1948
  • Trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1948-1950
  • Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1950-1962
  • Private practice, Washington, DC, 1962-1969
  • U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1969-1971[1]

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